Endnotes for parades, pickets and picnics

Endnotes for parades, pickets and picnics

The term “working man” was commonly used to describe a laborer at this time. Campaigns to secure labor-related protections for working women and children were identified separately. In Evanston, a campaign to address “child labor” issues was particularly strong in the late 19th and early 20th century. “Labor Day,” Evanston Press, September 5, 1891. […] Endnotes for parades, pickets and picnics is from Evanston RoundTable, Evanston's most trusted…